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Granted Patent B2
US 11,864,453 · App. 17/452,279 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Mask and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Youngmin Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Minho Moon (Seongnam-si, KR); Ji-Hee Son (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seungyong Song (Suwon-si, KR); Sungsoon Im (Suwon-si, KR); Junho Jo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K71/00B23K26/244B23K26/364C23C14/042C23C14/24B23K26/0622
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Patent No.
US 11,864,453
App. No.
17/452,279
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a mask including a mask frame including a base part in which cell openings are defined, and a coating part surrounding edges of the cell openings, covering at least a portion of an upper surface of the base part, and including a materials that is different from that of the base part, and unit masks on the mask frame, respectively corresponding to the cell openings, including a material that is different from that of the coating part, and in which openings are defined.

Claims (12)

1. A mask comprising:

a mask frame comprising a base part in which cell openings are defined, and a coating part surrounding edges of the cell openings, covering at least a portion of an upper surface of the base part, and comprising a material composition that is different from that of the base part; and

unit masks on the mask frame, respectively corresponding to the cell openings, comprising a material composition that is different from that of the coating part, and in which openings are defined.

2. The mask of claim 1 , wherein an absorption rate of the coating part for a laser is lower than an absorption rate of the base part for the laser.

3. The mask of claim 2 , wherein the coating part comprises magnesium or aluminum.

4. The mask of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the coating part is at most about 1/20 of a thickness of the base part.

5. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part covers an entirety of the upper surface of the base part.

6. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part comprises a plurality of coating parts spaced apart from each other, and respectively surrounding the cell openings.

7. The mask of claim 1 , wherein edges of each of the unit masks overlaps the coating part on a plane.

8. The mask of claim 1 , further comprising a joining part joining one of the unit masks and the mask frame.

9. The mask of claim 8 , wherein the joining part joins the one of the unit masks and the coating part.

10. The mask of claim 8 , wherein the joining part joins the one of the unit masks and the base part, and wherein the coating part is spaced apart from the joining part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: MOON, YOUNGMIN; MOON, MINHO; SON, JI-HEE; SONG, SEUNGYONG; IM, SUNGSOON; JO, JUNHO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058298/0456 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0016867 · Feb 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220255049A1 · Aug 11, 2022
Cited By (1)
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